Things are looking even more up for comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, better known as his title film character, Borat, the blundering Kazah journalist .Two lawsuits — one by two frat boys, another by Romanians – were thrown out of court. Another man has filed suit, but not against the filmmaker. Instead he’s suing a restaurant, claiming the staff at the eatery allowed the Borat filmmakers to tape him in the men’s restroom.
Cohen’s now getting awards attention. He was named Best Actor of the year in a tie with Forest Whitaker (”The Last King of Scotland”) by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. And he was a runner-up for the same award from the New York Film Critics Circle.
It’s a weak year for lead actors. Can Cohen ride the wave of publicity and hype to an Oscar nomination?
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